Come Home to Hunt License
This law encourages nonresidents who once lived in Montana to "come home to hunt" with parents, siblings, and other close family members. The program is aimed at continuing Montana family traditions by making an effort to bring sons, daughters, and family back home during hunting season at a substantially reduced price. The sponsoring adult family member must claim Montana as his or her legal residence and must have a valid Montana hunting license. The sponsor can be a parent, step-parent, grandparent, sibling, step-sibling, child, step-child, spouse, or in-law. The applicant must have completed a Montana Hunter Education course and have previously purchased a Montana resident hunting license.
Qualifying nonresidents 18 years of age or older need to apply for either a Deer, Elk or Big Game Combination License starting March 1, and the deadline is April 1. Come Home to Hunt Licenses are issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
Nonresidents who are awarded a Come Home to Hunt license must hunt with a properly licensed adult family member.
Proceeds from the sale of Come Home to Hunt licenses are used by FWP to acquire public hunting access to inaccessible public land.
Fees & Quotas:
Big Game Combo (Deer & Elk): $653.50
Quota: 500
Elk Combo: $556.50
Quota: 500
Deer Combo: $394.50
Quota: 500
Nonresident Native License
If you were born in Montana but now live out-of-state, had purchased hunting or fishing licenses as a resident, and have an immediate family member who is currently a resident, you may qualify for these Nonresident Native Hunting Licenses at reduced prices. These Combination Licenses include a Base Hunting License, Conservation License, Aquatic Invasive Species, Fishing License, General Deer and/or Elk License, hunting of upland game bird, excluding turkey.
Fees & Quotas:
Big Game Combo (Deer & Elk): $653.50
Quota: Unlimited
Elk Combo: $556.50
Quota: Unlimited
Deer Combo: $394.50
Quota: Unlimited
